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MARINE PROTECTED AREAS MARINE PROTECTED AREAS IN THE BAHAMASIN THE BAHAMAS
By:By:
Janeen Bullard & Janeen Bullard &
LaKeshia AndersonLaKeshia Anderson
IABIN MARINE PROTECTED AREAS WORKSHOPOcho Rios, Jamaica
March 10th – 13th, 2008
National Park System
National ParkSystem of the
Bahamas
Walkers Cay National Park
Lucayan National ParkRand Nature CentrePeterson Cay National Park
Black Sound Cay National Reserve
Tilloo Cay National Reserve
The RetreatBonefish Popnd National ParkHarrold and Wilson Ponds National ParkThe Primeval Forest
Central Andros National Parks
Exuma Cays land & sea Park
Moraih Harbour CayNational Park
Little Inagua National Park
Union Creek Reserve
Inagua National Park
Marine FarmHope House
Abaco National Park
Conception Island
Exuma Cays Land & Sea Exuma Cays Land & Sea ParkPark
• Created in 1Created in 1959959• Managed by BNTManaged by BNT• Became no-take in Became no-take in
19861986• Management Plan Management Plan
CompletedCompleted
Photo courtesy of S. Larson
Network of Marine Reserves Network of Marine Reserves
• The national network of MPAs to The national network of MPAs to include at least 20% of the total shelf include at least 20% of the total shelf edge of The Bahama banksedge of The Bahama banks
• Initial designation in 2000Initial designation in 2000– Fisheries Act/RegulationsFisheries Act/Regulations– No management planNo management plan
Andros Andros
• Andros Northern and Andros Northern and Southern Barrier Reef Southern Barrier Reef National ParksNational Parks
• Andros West SideAndros West Side
NB: Outlined in green are the proposed areas to be included in the west side protected area system
San SalvadorSan Salvador
Activities completedActivities completed– Community Community
ConsultationConsultation– Dive Tag ProgramDive Tag Program– Proposal Submitted to Proposal Submitted to
governmentgovernment
North BiminiNorth Bimini• Area size: 30.69 km2
• Habitats:– Mangrove (western
edge)– Seagrass beds– Bonefish flats– Reef– lagoon
• Main threats– Major development– Foreign fishing
• Historic site– Healing hole
AbacoAbaco
• Area size: ≈ 95.16 Area size: ≈ 95.16 kmkm22
• Abaco Barrier ReefAbaco Barrier Reef
• HabitatsHabitats– Coral reef Coral reef – Seagrass bedsSeagrass beds– mangrovesmangroves
• Major threatsMajor threats– CasuarinasCasuarinas– Lionfish (2 species)Lionfish (2 species)
ExumaExuma
• Site 1: Size: 145.52 kmSite 1: Size: 145.52 km22 – mangroves and creeksmangroves and creeks– Bonefish flats Bonefish flats – Spiny lobster breeding Spiny lobster breeding
grounds grounds
• Major threat Major threat – Lack of enforcementLack of enforcement
• Site 2: Size: 101.83 kmSite 2: Size: 101.83 km22 – Nassau grouper spawning Nassau grouper spawning
aggregationaggregation– Patch reefs Patch reefs
• Major threatsMajor threats– Commercial fishing (LI)Commercial fishing (LI)– BleachingBleaching– LionfishLionfish
South EleutheraSouth Eleuthera• Area size: 50.30 Area size: 50.30
kmkm22
• HabitatsHabitats– Patch reefsPatch reefs– MangrovesMangroves– Blue holesBlue holes– Seagrass meadowsSeagrass meadows– Breeding groundsBreeding grounds
• Queen conchQueen conch• Spiny lobsterSpiny lobster
• Main threatsMain threats– Depressed economyDepressed economy– enforcementenforcement– LionfishLionfish
Berry IslandsBerry Islands
• Area size ≈ 136.31 Area size ≈ 136.31 kmkm22
• Edge of tongue of the Edge of tongue of the ocean ocean
• HabitatsHabitats– Extensive Coral reef Extensive Coral reef – Seagrass bedsSeagrass beds
• conch nursery groundsconch nursery grounds
• Main threatsMain threats– LionfishLionfish– DevelopmentsDevelopments– Fishing Fishing
CURRENTLY…..CURRENTLY…..• National Implementation Support National Implementation Support
Programme (NISP) PartnershipsProgramme (NISP) Partnerships(DMR, BNT, TNC, BEST COM)(DMR, BNT, TNC, BEST COM)– Capacity Plan Capacity Plan – Sustainable Finance PlanSustainable Finance Plan– Master PlanMaster Plan
• Assessment of current state of Assessment of current state of proposed areas & defining proposed areas & defining boundaries.boundaries.
• Continued stakeholder consultationsContinued stakeholder consultations– Management plan/zoning Management plan/zoning
Email contacts:Email contacts:
lakeshiaanderson@bahamas.gov.bslakeshiaanderson@bahamas.gov.bs
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jbullard@bnt.bsjbullard@bnt.bs